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Current population of Nigeria 193,477,006.

Total Registered voters 68,833,476 (35.58%)

In 2015 total presidential votes cast 29,432,083 (15.21%)

In 2015 total votes recorded for Buhari 15,424,921 (7.97%)

FACT: In 2015 less than 8% of Nigerians decided the fate of the entire 193,477,006 citizens.

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VOTER REGISTRATION – WHAT IS IT?

It is the identification of citizens who can vote at an election

It is the compilation of their personal details in a list called the voters’ register

QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION

He/she is a Nigerian citizen

He/she is 18 years and above

He/she is ordinarily resident in the ward or LGA where he intends to vote

He/she is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote under any law, rules, regulations in force in Nigeria

ORDINARY RESIDENCE – WHAT IS IT?

It is a place where a voter lives, sleeps as his usual abode

It is not necessarily his LG or State of origin

A voter may choose to travel to his LG or state of origin to register

VOTER’S CARD—WHAT IS IT?

It is a registration card, a voter obtaines at the registration centre where he/she was registered as a voter

FEATURES OF VOTER’S CARD

The Voter’s name

The name of the state the voter is registered in

The name of the LGA

The Registration Area/Centre and code

The voter’s Identification number

IMPORTANCE OF VOTER’S CARD

Every voter is expected to keep his/her registration card safely

He/she will use it on the day of voting

No other document will be accepted for identifcation in place of the registration card

Without a voter’s card, a voter cannot cast his vote during an election

A lost voter’s card can be replaced if proved

WHERE CAN A PERSON REGISTER?

A person can register only once

At the ward or LGA where he: resides; or works or originates (i.e an indigene)